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fairliest

fairliest is the superlative form of fairly.

Meaning of fairly

Adverb

fairly (comparative more fairly or (archaic, rare) fairlier, superlative most fairly or (archaic, rare) fairliest)

  1. In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
    • A jury is expected to ensure that the accused is fairly judged.
    Synonyms:
    justly, frankly, cleanly
  2. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously.
    • a town fairly situated for foreign trade
  3. Honestly; properly.
    • Consumer laws aim to have consumers fairly treated.
  4. Softly; quietly; gently.
  5. (degree) Partly, not fully; somewhat.
    • The weather this weekend will be fairly dry.
  6. (dated) Almost; practically.
    • We quadrilled, waltzed, and conversed, in all of which my clever partner excelled; and her charms, combined with the excellent champagne I imbibed, fairly dazzled my imagination.1834, Arthur Courtenay, Autobiography and Letters of Arthur Courtenay, page 36

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What is fairliest the superlative form of?
Fairliest is the superlative form of fairly.

Words near fairliest in the dictionary

  1. Fairley
  2. Fairleys
  3. Fairlie
  4. fairlier
  5. Fairlies
  6. fairliest
  7. Fairlight
  8. fairlike
  9. fairling
  10. fairlings
  11. Fairlop

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fairliest (page history and authors); fairly (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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